Tomás José Gomensoro Albín (27 January 1810 – 12 April 1900) was a

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an political figure.

Background

Born in Dolores, Soriano, Uruguay, he was a member of the

Colorado Party (Uruguay) The Colorado Party (, , PC) is a liberal political party in Uruguay. Its existence can be traced back to the origins of the Uruguayan republic, in the 1830s, and since then until the late 1990s it remained the most dominant political party i ...

. He served as President of the

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from 1871 to 1872. In March 1872,

President of Uruguay The president of Uruguay (), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. The president presides over the Cabinet of Uruguay, Council of Ministers, directing ...

Lorenzo Batlle stepped down from office.

President of Uruguay (interim)

From 1872 to 1873 Gomensoro served as

(interim). While his term office was intended to be temporary in nature, it actually lasted almost one year. In February 1873 he was succeeded as President by

José Eugenio Ellauri Jose Eugenio Ellauri y Obes (1834–1894) was a Uruguayan political figure who was President of Uruguay from 1873 until he was overthrown in a military coup in 1875. Background He was a lawyer by profession, and a prominent member of the Colorad ...

Death and commemoration

He served second time as President of the Senate of Uruguay from 1892 to 1893. Gomensoro died in 1900, having attained the age of 90.

Town in Artigas Department named after Gomensoro

The town of Tomás Gomensoro in the

Artigas Department Artigas Department (, ) is the northernmost Departments of Uruguay, department of Uruguay, located in its northwestern region. Its capital is the city of Artigas, Uruguay, Artigas, which borders on the Brazilian city of Quaraí. Artigas Department ...

of northern

is named after him.

References

* :es:Tomás Gomensoro (político)

Background

President of Uruguay (interim)

Death and commemoration

Town in Artigas Department named after Gomensoro

References

See also